"...my friend said that he opened his intellect as the sun opens the
fans of a palm tree, opening for opening's sake, opening infinitely for
ever. But I said that I opened my intellect as I opened my mouth, in
order to shut it again on something solid. And as I warmly pointed out,
it would look uncommonly silly if I went on opening my mouth
infinitely, for ever and ever."
-G. K. Chesterton, -1909